I thought Rafa already received it!!!(i had forgotten Almagro) Soooo looong!!! The "real" players normally get the mini trophy the day of the victory. I guess that's what happened for Feli Ferrer, Nando etc. (But actually i've seen no pix)

DAMN! That polo on any other guy would just be like, eh whatever. But Rafa makes it SO SEXY! And what looks to be freshly showered, rumpled hair is making me weak in the knees. This obsession is becoming debilitating. TOTALLY WORTH IT! :D

Pamela: I think Rafa is the one who insists on doing the bite; I don't think anyone asks him to do it. He talks about it as his trademark. I love it. And yes, as a Rafanatic, I imagine the trophy is my neck. And other bits. LOL

natch: "You are falling into a deep, deep sleep. No worries - Rafa will be here when you wake up, on his back La Monf-style. It's his fave postiion so he says. You are getting sleepy, sleepy, slee..."

sam: Exactly, no pics of them getting these mini trophies so I guess we can all assume they got them but no one cared to photograph it b/c, frankly, Rafa wasn't there? Sucks to be a non-Rafa tennis balling Spaniard.

Nicolas was smart to latch on, I say.

pamela: If he said "You bite it" then it would get quoted, be in the media, and all havoc would break loose. He would incite near hysteria and the Rafanatics might take him at his word. His life, as he knows it, could be over. Just sayin'...

The team that played the last tie got their trophies at the final, during the presentation ceremony. I sawed it on TV i did... ;) Even Granollers, who didn't actually play in a single tie (great support from the bench though...). The others who played for the team during the year weren't there, and thus Rafa, Almagro, Robredo (?) etc must've just gotten them (first ITF event since the final...)

I'd love to order all the Rafanatics a mini-replica of something else.

"Here's the actual size, and here's you to-go size. Enjoy, but don't break it. It's a special, limited-edition replica that can't be reproduced. Or wait, you can't reproduce using it. Shite, now I'm confused."